Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)

Original title

ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ

Directed by

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Genre

drama film, comedy film, fantasy film

Country

Thailand, France

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 428 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dying Thai farmer named Uncle Boonmee spends his final days in the countryside. He is visited by the ghost of his dead wife and his lost son who has come back in a strange non-human form. Together they reflect on his past lives and the reasons for his illness.

contemplativedreamlikeslow-pacedmeditativemelancholicspiritualunsettlingotherworldly

What happens

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thai: ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ; RTGS: Lung Bunmi Raluek Chat) is a 2010 Thai fantasy drama film written, produced, and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The film, which explores themes of reincarnation, centers on the last days in the life of its title character, played by Thanapat Saisaymar. Together with his loved ones—including the spirit of his dead wife, Huay, and his lost son, Boonsong, who has returned in a non-human form—Boonmee explores his past lives as he contemplates the reasons for his illness. The film was inspired by the 1983 book A Man Who Can Recall His Past Lives by Buddhist abbot Phra Sripariyattiweti. The film is the final installment in a multi-platform art project by Apichatpong called "Primitive". It premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or, becoming the first Thai film to do so. Several critics and publications consider it to be one of the greatest films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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